Chapter 516 Offending a Big Shot

The capital of the Asian country, the Huang Family.

The Huang Family is the wealthiest family in the country.

In the main building of the Huang Family’s large courtyard, a family of three was having breakfast at the dining room.

Family Head Huang Sheng said, "Baifu mentioned he’d be returning today, and with the acquisition of Dingchang Auction House likely successful, this will be our first major step into the Huaxia market. From here on, our Huang Family will use this as a foundation to expand into other industries in the Huaxia market."

The Huang Family had invested in the Huaxia market before, but those were minor endeavors.

Purchasing buildings, acquiring land, and the like—they hadn’t formed an industry.

This time, sending Huang Baifu to acquire Dingchang Auction House was to establish a foundation for investing in other industries.

They aimed to attain a significant standing in certain industries.

One should not underestimate an auction house.

If well-managed, an auction house can be incredibly lucrative.

Most of those who attend the auctions are either wealthy or noble, coming from various industries.

These people constitute connections.

As long as these connections are well-managed, it would be highly beneficial for the Huang Family’s aggressive move into the Huaxia market.

Sending Huang Baifu to acquire Dingchang Auction House showed the importance they placed on it and also served as a test for Huang Baifu.

Huang Baifu, as the eldest son, was the heir to the Huang Family.

Doing well in this matter would be very advantageous for Huang Baifu to succeed as the Family Head.

Huang Sheng’s wife said, "Baifu must have already succeeded in the acquisition. He has made a significant achievement this time. He also said he plans to bid for the ’Heart of the Ocean’ necklace and, by acquiring it to present to the Chen family’s young miss, our union through marriage will solidify the Huang Family’s position even further.

In the future, becoming the number one family in Southeast Asia isn’t impossible."

Family Head Huang Sheng nodded with a smile, "That’s right, in a few years, I should retire. By then, I’ll hand over the business to him and let him lead our Huang Family to new heights of glory."

He looked at his younger son, "Qian Fu, you should learn more from your brother. Aside from having your own capabilities, you must also know how to leverage external forces. I hope you can pursue a match with a young miss from a major official family. In that case, our Huang Family’s position will become even more secure."

Huang Qianfu nodded and said, "Dad, I understand."

While they were speaking, the butler rushed in, flustered.

"What’s the matter?" Huang Sheng frowned.

What he disliked the most was being disturbed during meals.

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Being disturbed could spoil his mood for the whole day.

The butler, who had been with the family for over a decade, was well aware of this.

However, the butler had still barged in, obviously signaling an emergency.

"Master, please take a look at the news. The current reports are all about our family," the butler said.

"Isn’t it normal for the news to report about our family? Isn’t there a day when the Huang Family isn’t in the news? Is it about that project where I made an appearance yesterday?" Huang Sheng still furrowed his brows.

As the wealthiest family, the Huang Family was constantly in the news.

Whether it’s about the Family Head, other family members, or the family’s business endeavors.

If there was a day without news, that would mean the Huang Family was no longer influential.

"No," the butler shook his head promptly.

"What news is it then?" Huang Sheng asked.

"Master, you should see for yourself. It’s not something I can explain properly," the butler said, not daring to speak and feeling it was better for Huang Sheng to see for himself.

Huang Sheng stopped talking and took out his phone to check the news online.

Everywhere online were reports about the Huang Family.

They said the Huang Family, through bribery of official figures, secured various projects and resorted to all kinds of illegal and violent means to strike down competitors, thus maintaining the family’s advantage.

The history of the Huang Family’s growth was a bloody one.

There were also various misdeeds by the family’s younger members.

The reports were not just stories; they listed a lot of evidence.

Anyone who read it would feel indignant and think the Huang Family was lawless and deplorable!

Seeing these reports, Huang Sheng’s face turned ugly.

In the past, no matter what happened, he felt he could handle it.

But today’s events had exceeded the expectations of this wealthiest man.

The reports were one thing; after all, every year there would be news unfavorable to the Huang Family.

But those reports were trivial.

Sometimes, a little public relations work makes them disappear without a trace.

Sometimes, they don’t even require public relations to be forgotten in a few days.

But this time was different—it was not just reports, but evidence, too.

And it wasn’t just one or two media outlets reporting, but nearly every domestic media’s front page headlines.

He also noticed that the international media had started to pay attention.

Many international bigwigs had expressed their concerns about the business environment in the country of Asia.

After all, the reports included matters of the Huang Family suppressing foreign merchants.

Under such circumstances, Huang Sheng felt the pressure mounting.

He quickly made a call to a connected official at the media regulatory agency, "Boss Li, there are smearing news about my family all over the internet. We’ve been old friends for so many years. You have to manage this for me."

Boss Li said, "Mr. Huang, I can’t manage it anymore." Discover hidden content at Freewebnovel

Huang Sheng was taken aback, "What happened? Why can’t you manage it?"

Boss Li said, "If it were one or two or even a dozen media outlets, I could still manage a bit. But the news about your family has become a tidal wave. Anyone who stands against this wave will perish. I don’t want to lose my job. It’s not that I don’t want to help you. I just can’t."

Huang Sheng exclaimed, "Is it that serious?"

"What do you think?" Boss Li said, "Now that all the media have reported it, a ban is impossible. The international media have followed suit, and the key issue is that there’s evidence. Did you offend some major figure?"

Huang Sheng said, "I haven’t."

Boss Li said, "That’s impossible. If there were none, such a phenomenon wouldn’t happen. Think it over. I can’t help you anymore."

After saying that, he hung up the phone.

Huang Sheng’s mind was racing as he realized he really hadn’t offended any significant figure recently.

No, it wasn’t just recently; in his lifetime, he had never offended any significant figure.

Otherwise, he wouldn’t have become the wealthiest man.

He was very clear about who he could provoke and who he couldn’t.

It was impossible for him to have offended a major figure.

But Boss Li’s words made some sense.

If he hadn’t offended a major figure, how could all the media be reporting on the Huang Family’s affairs?

This was a rhythm to bring down the Huang Family.

Who held a grudge against him with such capacity to do this?

Several names of powerful rivals flashed through his mind.

"Dad, what’s wrong?" Huang Qianfu asked.

"Look at the news yourself," Huang Sheng said.

Huang Qianfu did, and his face turned pale as well.

The Huang Family was done for!

That was his first thought.

Although he didn’t like his father’s ways, nor did he like his father’s decision to pass the Family Head title to his brother,

his comfortable life was all thanks to the Huang Family.

If the Huang Family was finished, so was he.

And, the news above also comprised his misdeeds, accompanied by a series of evidence.

At this moment, there was a commotion outside.